Indiana University the Bible as A Literary and Historical Document Admission Essay

This course is an introduction to the Bible as a literary and historical document. This means that we will be approaching the text from an academic approach of literary and historical criticism. During this class we will discuss how multiple interpretations can come from the same text and how these interpretations affect current religious beliefs and practices.

Choose Heather White’s “How Paul Became the Straight Word” OR Clarice Martin’s “Womanist Interpretations of the New Testament,”